Here’s a thought…
“The United States has the military power to do whatever it wants in the world. The Catholic Church had better take its side.”
ELBRIDGE COLBY
Sheriff’s Report | June 12 – 18, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 24-003429 Animal at Large 08:06:18 06/12/24 A Deputy responded to a reported animal at large in the Obstruction Pass area. The owner was identified and issued an animal at large warning letter. 24-003436 Theft 09:45:01 06/12/24 A Lopez Island
Rick Larsen to visit Friday Harbor
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| One last reminder - tomorrow Representative Larsen is launching his 2024 campaign in San Juan County. This is the fourth event in the Kickoff Week series (one kickoff event in each of the five counties in the 2nd District). Please join
WSF Weekly Report | Public meetings; summer service; sailing stats
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve If I’m being honest, I’ve spent most of my career as a mariner, so the art of public speaking feels a little like learning a second language. My time in the cruise industry taught me the importance
Open House! Please join us
||| FROM HILARY CANTY for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| This coming Friday, June 28th, the Community Foundation is hosting an Open House to introduce Lindsay Jennings, the next Executive Director of OICF. I hope you are able to drop by between 3-6 pm to say hello and help welcome Lindsay
Guest Opinion | Everyone is right; Everyone is wrong; Everyone loses; No one wins
||| FROM GREG AYERS ||| We lost a chief, a leader in the fire department, also her second in command and 2 board members. This is a large loss that 3 remaining commissioners will need to manage. I do not believe anyone, including the 3 commissioners, intended to have the
Crucial marine plant under study: Eelgrass health in San Juans
||| FROM TINA WHITMAN for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| As summer begins, Friends of the San Juans research on eelgrass health will be gathering its second year of data from below the surface. The health of eelgrass meadows is San Juan County has had very concerning trends, prompting
EWUA addresses two important issues
||| FROM TERI NIGRETTO for EASTSOUND WATER USERS ||| Dear Members and water users, There are two Important items we need to address Director Misconduct We write today to notify you that that two of our elected Board members, Ron Claus and Carol Ann Anderson, have breached their fiduciary duties as Board
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Welcome to our weekly feature, Occam's Razor, from local artist S.C. Watson.
Scene/Story/Show improv workshop
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center is pleased to offer a three-day Improv Workshop with Brian James O’Connell, geared to help you not just on stage, but with any artistic endeavor you do! Through his decades of award-winning stagecraft, filmmaking, and producing, Brian has created the
Walk for Health – Caminata Por Salud
||| FROM ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| June is Great Outdoors Month, a time to celebrate the beauty and wonder of nature, explore the great outdoors, and appreciate the natural world around us. Whether it's hiking in a national park, camping under the stars, fishing in a serene lake, or
OICMF to bring music to Lum Farm
||| FROM ANITA ORNE for CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival (OICMF) is delighted to bring to you “Music on the Farm”, a half-hour of music for toddlers and preschoolers with Charly Taylor and Mandy Troxel. Every Friday from June 21 through August 23 at 1:30pm,
Biden-Harris administration launches Task Force to advance historic commitment to restore wild salmon, other native fish in Columbia River Basin
||| FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ||| WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the creation of a new interagency Columbia River Task Force and the release of a landmark report acknowledging the harms that the federal dams have inflicted and continue to inflict on Tribes in the region. These steps advance
County streamlines job application process with new software
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to launch a new software program that will make applying for a County job easier and faster. The new applicant tracking system, powered by NEOGOV, includes a streamlined option for applicants to create an online profile, easily apply
Community Water Taxi, Island Water Taxi partner to serve community during ferry outage
||| FROM ED ANDREWS ||| Members of the Community Water Taxi (CWT) and the owner-operator of Island Water Taxi, LLC sprang into action on Saturday, June 15th when the inter-island ferry went out of service for the day. The county faced the challenge of needing to move a lot of
Construction on Lopez skatepark project begins in July
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Parks, Recreation, and Fair is pleased to begin construction for a new skatepark on Lopez Island. Construction will begin in early July and the new, approximately 6,300 sq ft skatepark is estimated to take four months to complete. Project Background
Letter to Editor | Senior Center an untapped resource
||| FROM SUZETTE LAMB ||| In 2020, my husband and I were lucky enough to become full-time residents of East-est Orcas. In 2023 I was able to start volunteering at the Orcas Senior Center (OSC) and what I’ve learned is that OSC is a quiet untapped resource that now needs
